By Benjamin Bond, Consultant, Speech Pathologist (VIC) It’s not often that I am speechless when working alongside our device users. An amazing young man new to LAMP WFL did in fact make me at a loss for words during a mealtime. We had finished a therapy “session” and we were getting ready for lunch. Our cheeky ...

By Leanna Fox, Consultant, Liberator What do I do? Suddenly I found myself with a caseload of teenage girls who are much cooler than I ever was. Right, magic basic therapy rule 101 – use their interests and make them your interests also. For example, ‘romance’, ‘love’ and ‘James Arthur’ were identified ...

_By Alex Frank, M.S., CCC-SLP/L _ Everyday consists of various expectations. Expectations for yourself, expectations for your family members, expectations for your coworkers, and the list goes on. Expectations exist not to highlight weakness or a need for improvement, but to provide direction to what we want to accompli...

By Leanna Fox Help! These teenagers are too cool for this therapist! What do I do? Suddenly I found myself with a caseload of teenage girls who are much cooler than I ever was. Right, magic basic therapy rule 101 – use their interests and make them your interests also. For example, ‘romance’, ‘love’ and ‘...

_By Andy DuBois-White, M.S., Ed. December is a month we all equate with a few things. If you are in most of United States you may think of snow, cold, ice. Maybe a snow day here or there. You could also be thinking about all those holidays we celebrate. December is a month FULL of so many holidays maybe some you didn’...

By Wylanta Jones, M.S.- CCC-SLP How do we really measure progress in functional communication for AAC users? In the planet I invite my coworkers and families to join me in, it’s simple. We are getting somewhere when you can use your communication device to get in trouble. I give 10 times the weight in importance to wor...